desafortunadamente
Spanish, adverb/desafoɾtuˌnadaˈmente/
desafortunadamente is spelled D-E-S-A-F-O-R-T-U-N-A-D-A-M-E-N-T-E (18 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,402nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desafortunadamente is a Spanish adverb meaning “unfortunately; regrettably” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De una manera desafortunada”.
What does desafortunadamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
unfortunately; regrettably
Desafortunadamente, soy adulto.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. De una manera desafortunada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce desafortunadamente?
- /desafoɾtuˌnadaˈmente/
- [d̪e.sa.foɾ.t̪uˌna.ð̞aˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
- [d̪esafoɾt̪uˌnað̞aˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to desafortunadamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is desafortunadamente in Spanish?
desafortunadamente appears 9.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).